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De BorgiaMT

A town of 40, settled in 1900.

DeBorgia Schoolhouse · Photo: Ltvine · CC BY-SA 3.0

Population

Census survey, 2020–24

Median age

83.7

years

Settled

1900

126 years ago

Is De Borgia a good place to live?

85% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more in De Borgia, above both the Montana town median (30%) and the median of U.S. towns (29%). Of the 43 Montana towns we compare, none has a higher median age than De Borgia. 30% of the land in De Borgia is conserved, where Montana’s towns sit at 9.2% and U.S. towns at 4.3%. DeBorgia Schoolhouse is on the National Register of Historic Places. De Borgia has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.

DeBorgia Schoolhouse · National Register of Historic Places

De Borgia’s story

126 years in pictures

1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.

1900De Borgia is settled

Explore the history →

Small town

40 people, and everyone knows the way

In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.

Nearby towns

Thompson Falls · 16 mi Plains · 21 mi Superior · 23 mi Mullan · 23 mi

The data

Ordered by what stands out in De Borgia.

Outdoors

Conserved land covers nearly a third of De Borgia

30.1%conserved

7.3 miles of trail. The trail network density for De Borgia comes to 2.7 miles per square mile.

30.1%

conserved · 522 of 1,737 acres

7.3 mi

of trails · 2.7 per sq mi

Full pageDe Borgia’s outdoors pageOpen the page

Trail map7.3 miles of trail, mapped Pick a walkPick a walk Conserved land30.1% conserved · 522 acres protected Questions“Where can I hike in De Borgia?”

Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US

Natural hazards

De Borgia faces a high natural-hazard risk, led by inland flooding

75risk score of 100

Expected damage from storms and floods is higher here than in three quarters of U.S. communities. FEMA puts 48% of De Borgia’s expected hazard losses down to inland flooding, and 23% to avalanches.

FEMA risk score

Inland floodingAvalanchesWildfire

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What it facesHigh risk Flood claims0 paid flood claims · No paid flood claims on record Past disasters8 disaster declarations · Declared for the county Get ready0.2 events a year, on average · Ready for inland flooding

FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA

Climate

Four seasons and pleasant summers: that is De Borgia’s year

82°summer high

The typical July afternoon high locally is 82°F.

Typical low → high °F

Winter21–33°

Spring31–54°

Summer46–78°

Fall32–54°

+1.1°

vs. the 20th-century average

82°

typical summer high

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A year of weatherJuly highs 82°, January lows 20°Rain & snow30″ of rain a year · Rain a year Heating & coolingMostly a heating bill Then and now+1.1° vs. the 20th century · Warmer than the 20th-century average

NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020

Health

A smaller share of adults binge drink in De Borgia than in most of Montana or the rest of the country

Among adults in De Borgia, 40% have high blood pressure. Of the 42 Montana towns we compare, none has a higher share of adults who had a checkup this year than De Borgia. On the CDC’s 32 measures, De Borgia is ahead of Montana on 6 and behind on 8.

	De Borgia	Montana towns	U.S. towns
Feel lonely (CDC PLACES)	27%	31%	33%
Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES)	18%	14%	14%
Binge drink (CDC PLACES)	15%	20%	16%
High blood pressure (CDC PLACES)	40%	32%	35%